The last few days, mainly a week have gone pretty well with Lauren. I think she has seen a little of where she is heading and realizing she doesn't want to go there. Her friendship with a girl around here has taken a hiatus and that is good. She was not good for Lauren at all. Very enabling and they both used each other terribly. I know it leaves Lauren lonely, but if she can fill her time with uplifting things I am sure she can get a lot of her "good" friends back. I know she feels that I think if all her friends were mormon things would be fine, but that isn't true. I have a lot of friends that aren't mormon. The real issue right now is she needs someone with a strong base who won't be swayed or put up with some of the stuff she does.
She seems to have made up with her cousin, which is good. They have been pretty close their whole lives and the last few months (year) have been pretty dicey. They have been texting and face-booking a lot which I am very glad for. Lauren really needs some support and her cousin is a good influence.
Her relationship with her siblings is a little better right now. Mainly because her actions are more stable. I have certainly liked having her around a bit more. I have noticed since she started this new medicine she isn't near as angry. I hope it really has an effect on her and works. We have talked about her getting a new therapist. She likes her old one, but she let's Lauren get away with too much, and there are no set deadlines. She feels like she does better when her therapist calls her out on her behavior. She could be right.
All in all things are okay. I am still waiting for her to make some major change, but who knows if or when that will come. I know she is struggling with some decisions right now, and she puts things like that off and off. I wish I knew of a way to reach her and help her more than I can. I sure do love her.
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